Amnesty International - Make Some Noise, Stop Violence Against Women
Watch actress Jennifer Connelly as she urges people to make some noise and stop violence against women, in this message from Amnesty International. Learn how you can make a difference.
This site, created by the United States Department of Justice in 1995, provides great resources in the intervention and prevention of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The site is an implementation of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
Help stop violence around the world. V-Day is an organized response against violence toward women.
Violence Against Women and Sexual Harassment
List of resources to help deal with violence against women: domestic violence, rape, child abuse, sexual abuse, female genital mutilation, sexual harassment, and more.
Ending with the message written on hands, "Real Men Don't Rape," this video depicts the statistics of rape. The best way to prevent rape is for men to stop raping. So, for all those feminist men out there, spread and enforce this message.
National Resource: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
1-800-656-4673
In 1978, the legislature enacted a grant program to provide support for existing local rape crisis centers and to encourage the establishment of new centers. These rape centers offer 24-hour telephone counseling services for rape victims, in-person counseling, and referral services during normal business hours.
Christina Ricci Promotes the National Sexual Assault Hotline
Christina Ricci, who starred in such fillms as Mermaids, The Addams Family, Now & Then, and Monster, worked on several public service announcements(PSAs) to promote the National Sexual Assault Hotline. View Ricci's PSAs here.
Latest Statistics on Sexual Assault
Sexual assault happens every 2 and a half minutes in the United States. Be informed. Find out what you can do to help yourself and those you love.
(Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women)
24 hour rape & battering hotlines
Provides counseling, advocacy, accompaniment, and self-defense classes.
(310) 392-8381
(213) 626-3393
(626) 793-3385
Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center
Provides a safe and anonymous way on help and support after a sexual assault.
Named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl who was raped and killed by a known child molester, California's Megan's Law provides the public with information on the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. However, not all known sex offenders are included on the site.
Protect your family from sex offenders.
There are over 300,000 sex offenders nationwide. See if they are living close to you. Locate sex offenders in your area and take precaution to protect yourself and your family.
Stalking
LACAAW 24-hour Stalking Hotline (877) 633-0044
The Committee to Prevent Child Abuse Helpline: 1-800 - CHILDREN
(800) 540-4000 (California) 24 hour child abuse hotline
Amber Alert
In 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas. The tragedy shocked and outraged the community. Law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters work together to provide urgent bulletins to the public in the most serious child-abduction cases. The goal is to provide information to the community so it can help in the search and safe return of the abducted child. Statistics consistently show that time is the most important factor when a child is abducted.
The US Postal Office currently sells Amber Alert 39-cent stamps. To help raise awareness of how Amber Alert saves missing children buy some now.